Outline of Belarus

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• Pronunciation: /ˌbɛləˈruːs/ BEL-ə-ROOSS
• Common English country name: Belarus
• Official English country name: The Republic of Belarus
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Belarusian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Belarus
• International rankings of Belarus
• ISO country codes: BY, BLR, 112
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BY
• Internet country code top-level domain: .by
• Internet Internationalized country code top-level domain: .бел

Geography of Belarus

• Belarus is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Eastern Europe
  • Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
  • Extreme points of Belarus
    • High: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m (1,135 ft)
    • Low: Neman River 90 m (295 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 3,306 km

 Russia 959 km

 Ukraine 891 km

 Lithuania 680 km

 Poland 605 km

 Latvia 171 km

• Coastline: none

• Population of Belarus: 9,255,524 (2022)[1] - 96th most populous country
• Area of Belarus: 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) - 85th largest country
• Atlas of Belarus

Environment of Belarus

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• Climate of Belarus
• Renewable energy in Belarus
• Geology of Belarus
• Protected areas of Belarus
  • Biosphere reserves in Belarus
  • National parks of Belarus
• Wildlife of Belarus
  • Fauna of Belarus
    • Birds of Belarus
    • Mammals of Belarus

Politics of Belarus
CIS Member State
Constitution Constitutional court Human rights
Presidency President Alexander Lukashenko (Disputed since 23 September 2020)
Executive Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko Government Security Council
National Assembly National Assembly Council of the Republic House of Representatives
Judiciary Supreme Court Economic Court
Administrative divisions Regions of Belarus
Elections Presidential elections 2006 2010 2015 2020 Next Parliamentary elections 2012 2016 2019 Next Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Vladimir Makei Diplomatic missions of / in Belarus Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Belarus–European Union relations Belarus–NATO relations Belarus–China relations Belarus–Lithuania relations Belarus–Poland relations Belarus–Russia relations Belarus–Ukraine relations Belarus–United States relations
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• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of Belarus: Minsk
• Elections in Belarus
• Political parties in Belarus

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Kievan Rus' Principality of Polotsk Principality of Turov Golden Horde Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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Early elective monarchy (1569–1648) Deluge and decline (1648–1764) Three partitions (1764–95) Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Russian Empire (1795–1917) Belarusian People's Republic (from 1918) Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1919–91) West Belarus (1919–39) Republic of Belarus (from 1991)
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History of Belarus

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Culture of Belarus

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  • Christianity in Belarus
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• World Heritage Sites in Belarus

Economy of Belarus

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 69th (sixty-ninth)
• Agriculture in Belarus
• Banking in Belarus
  • National Bank of Belarus
• Communications in Belarus
  • Internet in Belarus
    • Internet censorship in Belarus
• Companies of Belarus
• Currency of Belarus: Rubel
  • ISO 4217: BYR
• Energy in Belarus
  • Energy policy of Belarus
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• Mining in Belarus
• Belarus Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Belarus
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Education in Belarus The 2 leading establishments in the national education system:

• Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus
• Belarusian State University

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• List of Belarus-related topics
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• List of Slavic studies journals

Wikimedia Atlas of Belarus

Media

• Belarus News and Analysis
• Politics and News from Belarus
• (in Belarusian) News of Belarus

Governmental websites

• President's official site
• Government of Belarus
• Embassy of Belarus in the United States
• E-Government in Belarus
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Informational/cultural

• A Belarus Miscellany
• The Virtual Guide to Belarus
• Belarus Tourism and Travel Information
• The 1st Belarusian Art Gallery
• Contemporary Belarusian Art and Painting
• Media in Belarus
• Belarus. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• The World Bank in Belarus
• The health resort of Belarus
• Photos of Belarus

City and country maps

• map of natural sightseeings in Belarus
• Belarus, topographic map
• General detail, downloadable PDF map of Belarus
• Google maps Belarus